Razzies 2017: Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller & Gerard Butler battle for worst actor

Hollywood flunks Batman v Superman and Zoolander 2 will battle it out for the worst of 2016 at this year’s Golden Raspberry Awards also known as the Razzies.

Zoolander 2 leads the nominations with NINE spots as Ben Stiller picked up a nomination for worst actor. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice picked up EIGHT nominations.

According to the organisers, 2016 was simply very bad: ‘The crop of cinematic crap in 2016 was so extensive that this year’s awards is expanding from five nominees to an unprecedented six contenders.’ 

The winners will be announced on February 25.

See the full list of nominees below:

Worst Picture
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Zoolander 2

Worst Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Gerard Butler (Gods of Egypt, London Has Fallen)
Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Robert de Niro (Dirty Grandpa)
Dinesh D’Souza (Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2)

Worst Actor
Ben Affleck (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Gerard Butler (Gods of Egypt, London Has Fallen)
Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Robert de Niro (Dirty Grandpa)
Dinesh D’Souza (Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2)

Worst Actress
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows)
Tyler Perry (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Julia Roberts (Mother’s Day)
Becky Turner (Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Naomi Watts (The Divergent Series: Allegiant, Shut-In)
Shailene Woodley (The Divergent Series: Allegiant)

Worst Supporting Actress
Julianne Hough (Dirty Grandpa)
Kate Hudson (Mother’s Day)
Aubrey Plaza (Dirty Grandpa)
Jane Seymour (Fifty Shades of Black)
Sela Ward (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Kristen Wiig (Zoolander 2)

Worst Supporting Actor
Nicolas Cage (Snowden)
Johnny Depp (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
Will Ferrell (Zoolander 2)
Jesse Eisenberg (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Jared Leto (Suicide Squad)
Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2)

Worst Screen Combo
Ben Affleck & his BFF (baddest foe forever) Henry Cavill (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)
Any 2 Egyptian gods or mortals (Gods of Egypt)
Johnny Depp & his vomitously vibrant costume (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
The entire cast of once respected actors in Collateral Beauty
Tyler Perry & that same old worn out wig (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Ben Stiller & his BFF (barely funny friend) Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2)

Worst Director
Dinesh D’Souza and Bruce Schooley (Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party)
Roland Emmerich (Independence Day: Resurgence)
Tyler Perry (Boo! A Madea Halloween)
Alex Proyas (Gods of Egypt)
Zack Snyder (Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice)Ben Stiller (Zoolander 2)

Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-off or Sequel
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Fifty Shades of Black
Independence Day: Resurgence
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Zoolander 2

Worst Screenplay
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Dirty Grandpa
Gods of Egypt
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
Independence Day: Resurgence
Suicide Squad

NOMINATIONS PER PICTURE:
Zoolander 2 = 9
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice = 8
Dirty Grandpa = 6
Gods of Egypt = 5
Hillary’s America = 5
Independence Day: Resurgence = 5
Alice Through the Looking Glass = 3